What are the steps in drama?

Opera actors have to walk on the stage, which some people call the square step. So people often say: "Don't walk the same as on the stage, always take square steps." Since art comes from life, why are the steps on the stage different from those in life? This is because the art of opera must originate from life, and it must also turn life into art, and cannot move life intact to the stage. It is necessary to make the audience feel the reality of life while appreciating art. Since opera expresses life through singing and dancing, the words and deeds of opera actors on the stage must form a harmonious and unified whole with the singing and dancing under the accompaniment of music, and the steps must be organically coordinated with the music accompaniment to become dance-like. , rhythmic steps, also known as stage steps.

Taibu can be divided into men and women, fast and slow, old and young. There are also differences in profession, environment and clothing. In order to express a man's masculine demeanor and to fit in with the wide robe and long-sleeved clothing he is wearing, he adopts an extremely exaggerated step, also known as the square step. When walking, you have to lift up quickly and lower down slowly, showing off the thick soles of your boots. Of course, if it is an old man with a white beard, not only cannot the soles of his boots be shown, but he must also be raised slowly and lowered quickly to show the staggering gait of the elderly. In order to express the feminine beauty, charming attitude and non-exposed hands and feet of classical women, the small steps of the wind-shaped willow style are used as the steps of the female lead. However, Lao Dan's stage moves should focus on expressing the aging demeanor of the elderly woman. In addition, to express the speed of action, circular steps are used; to express the feeling of boating in the water, cloud steps, rolling steps, etc. are used.

When walking on stage, the steps should be different according to the age, clothing, identity, environment, mood, gong sutra and music rhythm of the character. At the same time, attention should also be paid to the standard of the steps, with the waist as the center and the The circle is the key point, and the whole body (especially the two arms) is coordinated to make the steps beautiful and beautiful. Generally refers to the dance-like steps of actors walking on stage. Generally speaking, the emphasis is on boldness in the net, lightness in the actress, and chic in the niche. They all vary depending on the age, status and required circumstances of the characters in the play. There are also cloud steps, consultation steps, step steps, etc., which are all special procedures of stage steps.